Visualizing business processes or scenarios in a business software model using transit maps

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• displaying, via a user interface, a business scenario landscape map showing a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape, the business scenario landscape comprising a plurality of business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture, the scenario-centric view comprising a first subset of a plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a linear representation of a plurality of first business process features of a selected business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios, the scenario-centric view further comprising a second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show at least one relationship between the selected business scenario and an other business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios, wherein the linear representation comprises the first subset of the plurality of first user interface elements disposed approximately centrally in the scenario-centric view and forming a single straight line;
• receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one or more of the second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements related to the other business scenario;
• rearranging, in response to receiving the selection, the plurality of first user interface elements to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape, the new scenario-centric view comprising the second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a new linear representation of a plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario and the first subset of the first user interface elements arranged to show the at least one relationship and at least one other relationship between the other business scenario and a third business scenario, wherein the new linear representation comprises the second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements disposed approximately centrally in the new scenario-centric view and forming a single straight line, and wherein the first subset of the plurality of first user interface elements are arranged to show a subordinate relationship of the plurality of the first business process features to the plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• displaying, via a user interface, a business scenario landscape map showing a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape, the business scenario landscape comprising a plurality of business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture, the scenario-centric view comprising a first subset of a plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a linear representation of a plurality of first business process features of a selected business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios, the scenario-centric view further comprising a second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show at least one relationship between the selected business scenario and an other business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios, wherein the linear representation comprises the first subset of the plurality of first user interface elements disposed approximately centrally in the scenario-centric view and forming a single straight line;
• receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one or more of the second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements related to the other business scenario;
• rearranging, in response to receiving the selection, the plurality of first user interface elements to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape, the new scenario-centric view comprising the second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a new linear representation of a plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario and the first subset of the first user interface elements arranged to show the at least one relationship and at least one other relationship between the other business scenario and a third business scenario, wherein the new linear representation comprises the second subset of the plurality of first user interface elements disposed approximately centrally in the new scenario-centric view and forming a single straight line, and wherein the first subset of the plurality of first user interface elements are arranged to show a subordinate relationship of the plurality of the first business process features to the plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario.